The Odyssey Storytelling Podcast

What we do for a living. Our hobbies. The clothes we like to wear and the foods we like to eat. The stories we tell the people around us, and the profiles we create online. What does it really mean t…

The Odyssey Storytelling Podcast returns to the "Labor" show from January 2017, this time with a different -- and dual -- connotation: the work of having a baby. Montserrat Caballero tells the story …

In November 2016, Troy Larkin took the theme "Dirty Laundry" to its logical -- and horrifying -- conclusion. Did he, in fact, wear a t-shirt printed with the image of his own testicles onto the Odyss…

Two years ago, Dr. Grace Gamez demonstrated enormous courage by taking the Odyssey stage to tell a very personal, very emotional story about rebuilding her life following her release from jail. From …

Things once forgotten, now remembered. Distortions. Clarities. Revelations. Remember that time when…no, I don’t recall. Traditions and sacred events that keep memories alive. Grammy’s cookie recipes.…

Way back in December of 2015, Drew Cronyn took advantage of the "Body" theme to tell a series of funny and gross and also funny stories about attending autopsy classes in medical school. Side charact…

Of course, if any episode of this podcast had to come out a day late due to technical difficulties, it had to be a story from the Awkward show! Mel Blumenthal, in her own words, should never be allow…

Tripping. Slipping. Falling. Crashing. Feeling the fool. Throwing caution to the wind and hitting the road. Is your mind open to new realities or do you shut down? Accidents happen. Wipe out with us.…

Celebrate the new year by returning to Odyssey's first storytelling event of 2017, the Labor show, which featured Cam Juarez on building community and telling the stories of the unheard. From his Ody…

Early in 2017, University of Arizona student Aly Cruz took the Odyssey stage during the "Left" show and told a story that was perhaps a more literal interpretation of that theme than most expected. F…

Was it the right combination or was it really, really wrong? Why do our hearts skip a beat and our minds get rearranged sometimes? Experiments, explosive reactions, elemental bonds. Solids, liquids a…

You won't hear an audience in this episode, but that doesn't detract from Bella Vivante's profound story of identity, and the consequences of trying to pass for someone you're not. From Bella's Odyss…

A year ago this December, Sergio Calderon bravely took the stage at Odyssey's "Fraught" show to talk about why he was more afraid of going to school than going to Afghanistan. From his Odyssey biogra…

Back in 2015, award-winning author Marge Pellegrino stepped onto the Odyssey stage and told the remarkable story of a Guatemalan refugee named Juana who escaped torture and genocide to find sanctuary…

Regrets, longing, and missed opportunities. Creaks, groans, and bumps in the night. Things just out of view in the dark. The hairs raising on the back of your neck. A sudden drop in temperature. Is s…

In the first of Odyssey's single-story episodes, travel back almost exactly a year to 2016's "Natural" show, which featured, among others, a story by Elliot Jones, Music Director of the Arizona Reper…

In this very special episode, nationally syndicated political cartoonist David Fitzsimmons hosts an evening of storytelling in support of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. From survivors to docto…

Back to school, out of the closet, joining a gym. Climbing the corporate ladder, running away, over the hill. Free at last? New people, perspectives and places. Breaking addictions, breaking traditio…

At the Odyssey Storytelling "Potluck," we gather and listen as seven people bring their tantalizing tales to the table. These are stories about food shared with friends or with strangers, food prepar…

Screams and shouts! Fight or flight! Lights and sirens! Embarrassing autocorrects! Diaper explosions! Wardrobe malfunctions! Emergencies take many forms and we’ve ALL been there. Whether hideous, hor…